Gone

In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

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Gone is an epic YA genre mashup that will definitely make you not want to put the book down until you finish it. To some, 558 pages sounds like a lot, but once you dive into the storyline, it goes by so fast. It's intense from start to finish. If you prefer novels with multiple POVs, your wish is granted. After all, almost every character has their say as to what's going on in the FAYZ. You will read about characters you'll love (Astrid and Jack are two of my favorites) and love to hate (Drake and Caine are the best examples of this, in my opinion). Gone really makes you wonder what would happen if you were stuck in a place like the FAYZ, and how kids would be able to survive. It also makes you think about how far you would go to obtain power, considering what it can turn you into. However, if you're not used to reading books with a LOT of characters to keep up with, then maybe you should wait a little before reading it, even though I, myself, was fine. Overall, Gone is a book you definitely won't forget about, and will make you want to continue reading the rest of the series.

Gone, Michael Grant’s first of 6 books in the gone series, is an interesting and well written book. It’s a sci-fi sort of horror thriller that’s packed full of action and emotion. For the most part the story is following a 14 year old boy called Sam and his old and new friends as they work to figure out what caused a wall to appear around the town. Along the way, new relationships start up as others end. People learn more about themselves and each other more than they ever thought they would. When the town gets taken over by a group of outsiders the children of Perdidio beach have to decide who and what they are fighting for.

My favourite character in the book is a 14 year old girl named Astrid. She’s an extremely intelligent, kind and caring, good looking girl. When the FAYZ hits she is burdened with the task of caring for her younger brother, Little Pete, who has severe autism. Throughout the book she grows as a person and becomes more and more important to the story line.

A not so favourable character in the book for me was Quinn, Sam’s best (and possibly only) friend. The storyline is dramatically different because he wimps out all the time. People were endangered because of him and possibly died because he wasn’t able to be brave.

A highlight in the story would have to be when Sam finally is able to take control of his powers and use them when he needs to. They’re able to defend themselves against a number of people and animals and get out of tricky situations.

I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys science fiction and a little bit of romance and gruesomeness. It’s a great book to read in the holidays as all the action sucks you in and you won’t want to put it down. I can’t wait to read the next 5 books in the series, 5 out of 5 stars from me.

First read this series when I was younger and loved it, reread it again now and loved it again! I feel as though I got a lot more out of it now, although it was still amazing at a younger age. One thing people should know before reading the series, or recommending it to children, is that later on in the series it involves some very confronting topics such as cannibalism, teen pregnancy, and a lot of incredibly violent acts. But overall, it's and absolutely brilliant series!

This is by far my favorite book!!! I first read it a few years ago and have reread it multiple times since. Michael Grant, thank you SO MUCH for writing this book, but WHY DO YOU HAVE TO KILL NEARLY ALL MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS?!?!!?!?!?!?!?

Violence:lots of fist fight ending in bloody injuries, some bloody battles with death and injury a girl gets in a car accident and is described pretty graphically. lots of additionel murders and sad scenes

Quotes

Sam: Let's keep moving. We should have brought bikes or skateboards.
Quinn: Why not a car?
Sam: You know how to drive?
Quinn: I've seen it done.
Astrid: I've seen heart surgery done on TV, too. That doesn't mean I'm going to try it.
Quinn: You watch heart surgery on TV? That explains a lot, Astrid.

"Some bad stuff has happened to all of u," Sam said. "Some very bad stuff. We're beat up, we're tired. We don't know what's going on. The whole world has gone bizarre on us. Our bodies and minds have changed in ways that are even weirder than puberty."

Summary

All of the children in Peridido Beach wake up one morning, have breakfast and continue with their normal routine. But one thing is about to change. In the blink of an eye, all of the adults above the age of 15 disappear. There is no explanation to why they are GONE.

The town of Peridido Beach and surrounding areas are enclosed in a dome like barrier that is separating the real world and this fantasy world. The children at first are scared, but soon realize that they have the freedom to live wherever they want and eat whatever they want; not realizing it would come back to bite them in the butt. While everyone was freaking out about the so called "POOF", the FAYZ was created. The FAYZ stands for Fallout Alley Youth Zone. In the FAYZ there were unusual events happening like battles with coyotes and crazy mutations, but that's not all. The children are developing abnormal powers that are going to be used for both good and evil.

The fate of Peridido Beach will lie in the hands of one boy by the name of Sam Temple and his girlfriend Astrid Ellison. Not to mention the 5 year old autistic brother of Astrid. It will be a long battle to defeat The Darkness.

Rathbun88
Jul 14, 2014

Book geared toward preteens and early teens. Everyone ages fifteen years of age and older disappear from a small town named for a nuclear reactor plant. the kids ban together to try and restore order while they try to figure out why their parents and older siblings disappeared. very fast paced and interesting story line.

Welcome to perdido beach where our slogan is "radiation what radiation" no longer perdido beach, california its peridido beach the FAYZ (fallout alley youth zone) wherever, whenever and whyever that is. to put things bluntly at your stay here you'll notice strange things happening like for instance everyone over the age of 14 disapears we have no adults internet or phones nothing but kids some kids find changes happening to themselves that are wierder than puberty (we are not kidding) such as devolping powers like shooting lazers out of your hand with no adults around who's the big kahuna? well the strongest kid of course the fayz is a war zone youll also find the fayz wall which is basicly a big blank impnetrible sphere Barrier that's 20 miles in circumfrence you'll also notice muttations in animals such as coyotes as big as great danes who can talk and well to put it blunt kids still have problems from their old life (or universe) like bulimia sadism and such oh the charachters go deep down well basicly ive told you what is going on without spoilers who wants it spoiled right also try not to die

DaisyDenisse
Jul 06, 2012

Everyone Over The Age Of 14 Disappears All Of A Sudden. No One Used Magic Nothing. Everyone From The Age Of 15 And Older Disappear. Just Poof! No Noise No Nothing. The Only Thing That Appears Was A Wierd Wall That Burns When Yuh Touch It. Some Teens Are Developing Powers Including The Little Ones.
You Have To Read This Book! Its Amazing!!

Welcome to the FAYZ, short for Fallout Alley Youth Zone. There's no one who's over the age of fourteen; they've all "poofed," they're just gone. But the strangeness only starts there. There's a circular dome, surrounding the land within a ten-mile radius from the nuclear plant. The wall is impenetrable and burns you if you touch it. There are strange mutations in the animals, such as seagulls with talons, winged snakes, and talking coyotes. Some kids have also developed strange powers. The rules of the world are changing, and Sam is running out of time before he turns fourteen and is bound to poof.

The kids from Coates Academy come down to the town of Perdido Beach, and one of them, named Caine, basically takes over. He acts as if he's benevolent, but people are dying, and it's because his sheriff and Captain Orc's little gang of bullies keep beating people up who break the rules imposed on them by Caine. And while some of these rules are actually valid, others prevent people from gaining any power to oppose Caine.

Sam, Quinn, Edilio, Astrid, and Little Pete find themselves thrown together for survival. Sam knows that something is off about Caine, and he also has a power to shoot fire from his hands. They are constantly running from Caine or one of his allies. They eventually meet a girl Lana, who is a healer, and discover that Little Pete has special abilities of his own. When they save a bunch of kids with power from Caine, who had them imprisoned with their hands cemented in blocks, the kids join their movement to take Caine down. The struggle escalates, and all their lives are at stake.

When I first read the summary for this book, I was extremely intrigued. This new world is almost like a parallel universe. Reading into Astrid and Sam trying to figure out where they were and what was happening to their world was very stimulating. There is a lot of exciting action in this novel, Gone was simply an amazing book; I don't think I can stress that fact enough, and I recommend it to everyone. This book is very thick, and I hope its length will not discourage anyone from reading this fantastic story.